| (19872) Chendonghua = 6097 P-L  陈栋华 Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld
 on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
 Donghua Chen (b. 1948) of Gulangyu, Xiamen, is a retired surgeon and active
 amateur astronomer well known throughout China. He helped organize the fourth
 International Workshop on Cometary Astronomy in Shanghai in July 2009. The
 name was suggested by D. W. E. Green.
 (19873) Chentao = 6632 P-L   陈韬
 Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld
 on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
 Tao Chen (b. 1980) of Suzhou, Jiangsu, is a well-known amateur astronomer
 who codiscovered comet C/2008 C1 (Chen-Gao) and who helped organize the fourth
 International Workshop on Cometary Astronomy in Shanghai in July 2009. The
 name was suggested by D. W. E. Green.
 (19874) Liudongyan = 6775 P-L   刘东艳,可能是叫这个名。
 Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld
 on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
 Dongyan Liu (b. 1987) of Suzhou, Jiangsu, a student majoring in English at
 Suzhou University, served as interpreter for the International Workshop on Cometary
 Astronomy and a total solar eclipse expedition in China in July 2009. The name was
 suggested by D. W. E. Green.
 (90826) Xuzhihong = 1995 TL1    许智宏
 Discovered 1995 Oct. 14 by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at
 Xinglong.
 Chinese botanist Xu Zhihong (b. 1942) steadfastly and effectively supported
 the development of Chinese astronomy during the periods when he was president of
 Beijing University and vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
 (137039) Lisiguang = 1998 UX31          李四光
 Discovered 1998 Oct. 26 by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at
 Xinglong.
 Li Siguang (1899–1971), founder of and pioneer in modern Chinese geology, contributed
 tremendously to earth sciences by creating the new discipline of geomechanics,
 which made theoretical breakthroughs in geological prospecting, hydrogeology,
 engineering geology, environmental geology, seismic geology and tectonic geology.
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